It's official! I signed up for the Chicago Half Marathon on 9.09.2007. Now I am starting my 6th week of training- half way there! Overall, training has been great. I wanted to use this summer to get in shape. This summer is our last one ever so I figured that this would be a great time to start a 12 week training program. And more than the freedom of summer, I wanted to have the opportunity to prove myself as an athlete again. After 2 years+ of not being on a team, I wanted to feel the pride of training for something again. Plus I had something to prove- that I could be a real athlete this time around. Since developing asthma last year, I really struggled with keeping up a workout regime. How do you know if you are pushing too hard and that you will exacerbate your asthma if, after years of being a varsity athlete, you have learned to push through the pain? For the past year, I really struggled with finding a balance between taking care of myself and managing my asthma. I hope to find that balance somewhere among these 12 weeks. Although I'm still not sure if I will be able to cross the finish line in 6 weeks, I've already ran further than I ever have before and I'm already so proud. That said, it would be GREAT if I made it to the very end. Wish me luck!
If you want to learn more about the half, click here http://www.chicagohalfmarathon.com/
